MARKING 61 YEARS SINCE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS SIGNED

Sixty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, helping advance equal access to the ballot box by banning racial discrimination.

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The report adds: Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, helping advance equal access to the ballot box by banning racial discrimination.

Now, court rulings, new election laws and federal policy proposals are renewing questions about voter access.

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